I have been AWOL for a while because I’ve gotten busy–my end-of-degree comprehensive exam is going to be on Friday. I’ve been stuffing my head full of information science theories, people, and models. Everything will be fine, I know, but it’s still stressful.
After the exam is over on Friday, though…I can’t wait! I have some books to read, friends to hang out with, and movies to watch. I still have a few weeks left in my databases class, but they won’t be too bad. I just have to learn some baby SQL and I’ll be good to go.
I can’t believe that I’m so close to finishing. I feel like I’ve been plugging away at this degree forever. Even though Forbes says that a masters in library and information science is the very worst masters degree you can get, I still feel pretty confident in my choice. The lack of job growth across the board is worrying, of course, but I know that the skills you learn in library school can be applied in many different kinds of work outside the traditional library–for example, in usability, information architecture, or records management. I’m sure I can find something I’ll be happy doing.